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CNCF Overview

This presentation is available at:

https://github.com/cncf/presentations

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Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Nonprofit, part of the Linux Foundation; founded Dec. 2015

Platinum members:

Incubating

Graduated

Service Mesh

Storage

Service Discovery

Package Management

Distributed Tracing API

Messaging

Distributed Tracing

Software Update Spec

Security

Networking API

Orchestration

Monitoring

Registry

Key/Value Store

Policy

Container Runtime

Logging

Remote Procedure Call

Storage

Serverless

Container Security

Continuous Integration & Deployment

Image Distribution

Network

Proxy

Key/Value

Store

Identity Spec

Identity

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CNCF Project Maturities

INNOVATORS

“TECHIES”

EARLY MAJORITY

“PRAGMATISTS”

LAGGARDS

“SKEPTICS”

“THE CHASM”

LATE MAJORITY

“CONSERVATIVES”

SANDBOX

GRADUATED

INCUBATING

EARLY ADOPTERS

“VISIONARIES”

SANDBOX

Tooling

Metrics Spec

Monitoring

Nodeless

Edge

Scripting

Networking

Storage

Telemetry Spec

Monitoring

GitOps

Security

Kafka Operator

Packaging Spec

VM Operator

Storage

Event-driven Autoscaling

Service Mesh

High Performance Workloads

Workload Orchestration

Infrastructure Management

OpenID Connect

Load Balancing

Platform AbstRaction for SECurity

Hub

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Today the Linux Foundation is much more than Linux

We are helping global privacy and security through a program to encrypt the entire internet.

Security

Networking

We are creating ecosystems around networking to improve agility in the evolving software-defined datacenter.

Cloud

We are creating a portability layer for the cloud, driving de facto standards and developing the orchestration layer for all clouds.

Automotive

We are creating the platform for infotainment in the auto industry that can be expanded into instrument clusters and telematics systems.

Blockchain

We are creating a permanent, secure distributed ledger that makes it easier to create cost-efficient, decentralized business networks.

We are regularly adding projects; for the most up-to-date listing of all projects visit tlfprojects.org

Web

Node.js and other projects are the application development framework for next generation web, mobile, serverless, and IoT applications.

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From Virtualization to Cloud Native

Cloud native computing uses an open source software stack to:

segment applications into microservices,
package each part into its own container
and dynamically orchestrate those containers to optimize resource utilization

Containers

Cloud� Native

Open� Source

IaaS

PaaS

Open� Source

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Why You Should Host Your Project at CNCF

A neutral home increases contributions
Endorsement by CNCF’s Technical Oversight Committee
Engagement with End User and Service Provider Communities
Full-time press and analyst relations teams
Tens of thousands of dollars per year in documentation, security audits, case studies, and other support services

Maintain your committers and define your own governance, as long as it’s neutral
Full-time staff eager to assist
World-class events team, track at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon around the world, and custom events for your project
Worldwide meetup groups
Cloud resources for CI and scale testing

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Cloud Native Trail Map

Trail Map: l.cncf.io

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Try it now at

https://l.cncf.io

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140+ Companies in the End User Community

Plus 12 non-public members

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CNCF Structure

Marketing Committee

Technical Oversight Committee

Governing Board

End User Community

Technical Oversight Committee

Governing Board

End User Community

Mainly vendors
Fund the organization
Marketing and strategic direction

11 top technical architects
Admit new projects
Acts as a resource to projects

Real end users of these technologies
Communicate back requirements
and good and bad experiences

Marketing Committee

Special

Interest

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End User SIGs and User Groups

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Kubernetes in Search Trends

Kubernetes OpenStack Hadoop Serverless

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30 Highest Velocity Open Source Projects

https://www.cncf.io/blog/2017/06/05/30-highest-velocity-open-source-projects

2018-07 to 2019-06

Commits

Logarithmic Issues & PRs

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Serverless in CNCF

Decomposing Serverless

Serverless Working Group published an influential whitepaper
Attributes that developers love about closed serverless platforms (which already run on containers):

Infinite scalability
Microbilling
Easy app updates
Event-driven architectures
Zero server ops

Several projects are decomposing these into features to be available on top of Kubernetes

Serverless Landscape & CloudEvents

The Serverless Landscape s.cncf.io tracks all projects and products in the space

CloudEvents, a new CNCF project, is a common model for event data to ease cross-provider event delivery

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CNCF Cloud Native Definition v1.0

Cloud native technologies empower organizations to build and run scalable applications in modern, dynamic environments such as public, private, and hybrid clouds. Containers, service meshes, microservices, immutable infrastructure, and declarative APIs exemplify this approach.

These techniques enable loosely coupled systems that are resilient, manageable, and observable. Combined with robust automation, they allow engineers to make high-impact changes frequently and predictably with minimal toil.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation seeks to drive adoption of this paradigm by fostering and sustaining an ecosystem of open source, vendor-neutral projects. We democratize state-of-the-art patterns to make these innovations accessible for everyone.

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Why Organizations Are Adopting Cloud Native

Better resource efficiency lets you to run the same number of services on less servers
Improved resiliency and availability: despite failures of individual applications, machines, and even data centers
Cloud native allows multi-cloud (switching between public clouds or running on multiple ones) and hybrid cloud (moving workloads between your data center and the public cloud)
Cloud native infrastructure enables higher development velocity – improving your services faster – with lower risk

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Academic/Nonprofit Members

500+ Members and Growing

Gold Members

Platinum Members

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500+ Members and Growing (Silver 1)

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500+ Members and Growing (Silver 2)

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500+ Members and Growing (Silver 3)

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Certified Kubernetes Conformance

CNCF runs a software conformance program for Kubernetes

Implementations run conformance tests and upload results
Mark and more flexible use of Kubernetes trademark for conformant implementations
cncf.io/ck

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108 Certified Kubernetes Partners

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Training and Certification

Over 125,000 people have registered for the free Introduction to Kubernetes course on edX
Over 17,000 people have registered for the $299 Kubernetes Fundamentals course

Over 24,000 people have registered for the�Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) online test
Over 12,000 people have registered for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) online test

Training

Certification

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Kubernetes Certified Service Provider

A pre-qualified tier of vetted service providers who have deep experience helping enterprises successfully adopt Kubernetes through support, consulting, professional services and/or training.

Benefits

Placement on the first tab of https://kubernetes.io/partners/
Recognized in the community as a leader and expert in helping businesses adopt Kubernetes.
Increase awareness of your brand when end users are searching for consulting partners
KCSPs are featured on https://kubernetes.io/partners/#kcsp, and https://www.cncf.io/certification/kcsp/, and https://landscape.cncf.io which in aggregate receive more than 25,000 page views per month on their listings of KCSPs.

Requirements

Three or more engineers who pass the CKA exam
A business model to support enterprise end users
Be a CNCF member

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165 Kubernetes Certified Service Providers

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CNF Testbed

Open source initiative from CNCF
Compare performance of:

Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) on OpenStack, and
Cloud native Network Functions (CNFs) on Kubernetes

Identical networking code packaged as:

containers, or
virtual machines (VMs)

Running on top of identical on-demand hardware from the bare metal hosting company Packet
See presentation for more information

VNFs

CNFs

BARE-METAL�SERVER

IDENTICAL HARDWARE

IDENTICAL NETWORKING CODE

OPENSTACK

VIRTUAL MACHINE

VM

#include

KUBERNETES

CONTAINER

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CNCF events

November 17-20

Sponsor

kubecon.io

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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Attendance

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Joining the CNCF

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Your Membership Benefits

Organizations join CNCF because they want to take an active role in supporting the growth and evolution of the cloud native ecosystem.

CNCF Membership Provides:

Thought Leadership

Marketing Amplification �and Brand Awareness

Community Engagement

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Marketing Amplification and Brand Awareness

CNCF Marketing Committee

Participate in the marketing committee to engage with your peers in the cloud native space.

CNCF Webinars

Cost-effectively showcase your organization’s thought leadership by educating new and �existing community members about best practices, trends, and new technologies.

CNCF Blog

Showcase your thought-leadership and industry commentary, as well as share technical walkthroughs for CNCF projects here.

Broaden your reach and awareness in the community with CNCF marketing programs. �As a member you can participate in:

Kubernetes Blogs + KubeWeekly

While both of these are community-driven efforts, CNCF members receive guidance and advice on content to best share your Kubernetes story or tutorial with the community.

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon

CNCF organizes the largest conferences for Kubernetes and other cloud native technologies, with over 4,000 attendees at each of our last two events.

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Community Engagement

End User Case Studies

End User stories help elevate the technical conversations to business objectives and challenges. This program features real-world use cases and the impact these cloud-native �projects are having on end users’ businesses.�

Ambassador Program

Become a cloud native advocate and be recognized for your expertise in the cloud native space. You will be empowered to educate local communities around the world to learn about CNCF projects and technologies.�

Kubernetes.io Partner Placement

The kubernetes.io partner page includes separate lists for Certified Kubernetes, KCSP, and KTP partners. One CNCF member reports that 18% of their incoming leads start from kubernetes.io or cncf.io.

CNCF is a constellation of open source projects. Members of CNCF leverage many programs to engage with our project’s ecosystems and share their stories. As a member you can participate in:

Speaking Opportunities

CNCF organizes a number of small events around the world and is invited to speak at many others. We often ask members to support and represent CNCF at such events.�

Linux Foundation Membership

The Linux Foundation (LF) is the organization of choice for building sustainable open source ecosystems. When you join CNCF, you also join the LF. This allows your organization to engage with the larger open source community, including representatives from more than 1,000 of the top technology companies around the world.

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Thought Leadership

Elections to serve on the Governing Board to �oversee the vision of CNCF and work with the TOC

The world’s largest names in public cloud and �enterprise software are part of the CNCF GB. �

Certified Kubernetes

The Certified Kubernetes program ensures that your version of Kubernetes supports the required APIs.

�Kubernetes Certified Service Provider (KCSP)

The KCSP program highlights a pre-qualified and vetted �tier of service providers who have deep experience helping enterprises successfully adopt Kubernetes.

�Kubernetes Training Partner (KTP)

The KTP program features training providers with deep experience in cloud native technology training.

Members of the CNCF can network and help shape the cloud-native market. �As a member you can participate in:

Training and Certification

CNCF, in partnership with Linux Foundation, manages training and exams for our projects. In particular, we run training and certification for Kubernetes with Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).�

TOC Contributor

CNCF’s Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) provides technical leadership to the cloud native community.�

Interactive Landscape Placement

CNCF’s interactive landscape is a comprehensive survey of all cloud native products and projects.

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CNCF and LF Combined Annual Dues

Platinum Member

Gold Member

Silver or End User Member

Academic or Nonprofit

$370,000*

$120,000

5,000 employees +: $50,000

3,000 - 4,999: $45,000

1,000 - 2,999: $35,000

500 - 999: $25,000

100 - 499: $15,000

50 – 99: $10,000

Less than 50 employees: $7,000

$500 Nonprofit or $1,000 Academic

*Three year minimum commitment

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Silver Membership

�Silver members are eligible to:

Participate in all Marketing, Community, Thought Leadership opportunities above.

Participate in elections to appoint one (1) representative to the CNCF Governing Board per every ten (10) Silver members, up to three (3) maximum Silver representatives.

Receive discounts on KubeCon + CloudNativeCon sponsorship.

Demonstrate your organization's support for the Foundation by displaying your logo on the CNCF website and in marketing materials.

Access to Linux Foundation’s invitation-only Linux Foundation Member Summit.

Feature your organization in the quarterly CNCF Silver New Member announcement.

Silver level membership is for those organizations that want to demonstrate their support for CNCF and help grow the CNCF ecosystem. We encourage organizations just getting started in contributing to our communities to begin their partnership with CNCF at the Silver level.

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Gold Membership

�Gold members are eligible to:

Enjoy all benefits included at the Silver level, plus;

Participate in elections to appoint one (1) representative to the CNCF Governing Board per every five (5) Gold members, up to three (3) maximum Gold representatives.

Receive greater insight into CNCF strategy and project roadmaps through increased engagement with the CNCF Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, and staff.

Increased access to Linux Foundation’s invitation-only Linux Foundation Member Summit.

Create an individualized press release upon membership announcement with the CNCF PR team.

Gold level membership is for those organizations that want to put their organization in full view in support of CNCF and our mission. Organizations that join at the Gold level are deeply committed to using open source technology, helping CNCF grow, voicing the opinions of their customers, and giving back to the community.

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Platinum Membership

�Platinum members are eligible to:

Enjoy all the benefits of Gold and Silver levels, plus;

Appoint one (1) representative to the CNCF Governing Board.

Appoint one (1) representative as a voting member in any subcommittees or activities of the Governing Board.

Enjoy most prominent placement in displays of membership including on the website and in marketing materials.

Increased access to Linux Foundation’s invitation-only Linux Foundation Member Summit.

Create an individualized press release upon membership announcement with the CNCF PR team.

Receive ongoing, individual engagement and guidance from CNCF Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, and staff.

Platinum level membership is the highest tier of membership and for those organizations who contribute heavily to open source projects housed at the foundation. Platinum level organizations have internal resources dedicated to the advancement and adoption of the projects within our foundation who work in concert with CNCF + LF team members. These companies want to take the most active role in enabling cloud native computing to be ubiquitous.

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Academic and Non-Profit

�Academic/Non-Profit members are eligible to:

Participate in all Marketing, Community, and Thought Leadership opportunities above.

Receive discounts on KubeCon + CloudNativeCon sponsorship.

Identify your organization as a member and display your logo on the CNCF website and in marketing materials.

Feature your organization in the quarterly CNCF Silver New Member announcement.

The Academic and Non-Profit level of participation is limited to academic and non-profit institutions respectively.

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End User Community

Benefits of joining the CNCF End User Community include:

A private monthly conference call, mailing list, and Slack channel. Each month, we organize an opportunity for End User members to hear from leaders in the cloud native community, including project maintainers, Governing Board and Technical Oversight Committee members, prospective project leaders, and each other.

Voting to select one representative from the End User Community to serve on the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC).

Opportunities to promote your engagement with the CNCF community including your logo on the website and mentions in press releases and analyst briefings. (This is optional; we support End User Community members that wish to keep their engagement private).

5 tickets to attend the premiere event in the cloud native community, KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, in Europe, China, or North America (2 tickets for companies with less than 300 employees).

CNCF offers multiple opportunities for End Users to contribute and have their voices heard. Companies that use cloud native technologies internally, but do not sell any cloud native services externally, are eligible to join the End User Community. This is an opportunity to collaborate with your peers on best practices, work directly with project maintainers, and provide feedback to CNCF.

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Ways to Join the End User Community

Participate in the End User Community, though without the benefits of membership in CNCF. (Supporters do not become members of CNCF �or the LF). Can participate in:

End User case study program
Ambassador Program
End User Community Call and CNCF End User Slack Channel + mailing list
Participate and receive tickets to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon�

$4,500 a year for 300+ employees (includes 5 tickets good for KubeCon +CloudNativeCon EU, China or NA)�

$1,800 a year for 299- employees (includes 2 tickets good for KubeCon +CloudNativeCon EU, China or NA)

End User Membership (at the Silver, Gold, or Platinum levels)

End User Supporter

Same benefits and dues as matching membership level, but also includes the opportunity to participate in the End User Community.�

This includes CNCF member benefits like engagement with the Marketing Committee, ability to run for a Governing Board seat and discounts on sponsorships for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events.

End Users have two ways to participate in the End User Community and CNCF.

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Joining CNCF is easy!

Join now: https://cncf.io/join�or

General Inquiries: info@cncf.io

PR: pr@cncf.io

Event Sponsorships: sponsor@cncf.io

Membership: memberships@cncf.io

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Appendix

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A Brief History of the Cloud

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Non-Virtualized Servers: Sun (2000)

Launching a new application? Buy �a new server; or a rack of them!
Building block of your application is physical servers

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Virtualization: VMWare (2001)

Releases for server market in 2001
Popularizes virtual machines (VMs)
Run many VMs on one physical machine, meaning you can buy fewer servers!
Architectural building block becomes a VM

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IaaS: AWS (2006)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) creates the Infrastructure-as-a-Service market by launching Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006
Rent servers by the hour
Convert CapEx to OpEx
Architectural building block is also a VM, called an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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PaaS: Heroku (2009)

Heroku popularizes Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) �with their launch in 2009
Building block is a buildpack, which enables containerized 12-factor applications

The process for building the container is opaque, but:
Deploying new version of an app is just: git push heroku

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Open Source IaaS: OpenStack (2010)

OpenStack brings together an extraordinarily diverse group of vendors to create an open source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Competes with AWS and VMWare
Building block remains a VM

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Open Source PaaS: Cloud Foundry (2011)

Pivotal builds an open source alternative to Heroku’s PaaS and launches the Cloud Foundry Foundation in late 2014
Building block is Garden containers, which can hold Heroku buildpacks, Docker containers and even non-Linux OSes

Open� Source

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Containers: Docker (2013)

Docker combines LXC, Union File System and cgroups to create a containerization standard adopted by millions of developers around the world
Fastest uptake of a developer technology ever
Enables isolation, reuse and immutability

Containers

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Cloud Native: CNCF (2015)

Cloud native computing uses an open source software stack to:

segment applications into microservices,
package each part into its own container
and dynamically orchestrate those containers to optimize resource utilization

Containers

Cloud� Native

Open� Source

IaaS

PaaS

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What Have We Learned?

Core Building Block:

Servers ➡ Virtual Machines ➡ Buildpacks ➡ Containers

Isolation Units

From heavier to lighter weight, in spin-up time and size

Immutability

From pets to cattle

Provider

From closed source, single vendor to open source, cross-vendor

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What About PaaS?

OpenShift, Huawei CCE, and Flynn are examples of PaaS’s built on top of cloud native platforms
Many new applications start out as 12-factor apps deployable on a PaaS

In time they sometimes outgrow PaaS
And some apps never fit a PaaS model

PaaS on top of Kubernetes supports both

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Cloud Native Value Propositions

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Avoid Vendor Lock-in

Open source software stack enables deployment on any public, private cloud or hybrid cloud

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Enable Unlimited Scalability

Scales from several nodes on your laptop to tens �of thousands of self-healing multi-tenant nodes�

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Increase Agility and Maintainability

By splitting applications into microservices �with explicitly described dependencies

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Achieve Resiliency

To failures of individual containers, machines, and even data centers and to varying levels of demand

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Improve Efficiency and Resource Utilization

Via a central orchestrating process that dynamically manages and schedules microservices

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Please follow up with CNCF

info@cncf.io

This presentation is available at:

https://github.com/cncf/presentations

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